{"id":253068,"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:09:55","slug":"depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/destination\/depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling to South Africa with points & miles: the plane"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this first article – very detailed – dedicated to South Africa, we will look at the different possibilities available to us with the points and miles concerning the air ticket.<\/p>\n

Our articles on South Africa<\/h2>\n

First of all, feel free to consult our other articles such as:<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]

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Going to South Africa with points and miles: airfare<\/h2>\n

South Africa is an expensive destination. It is very rare to find tickets from Canada for less than $1200 in economy class.<\/p>\n

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Economy class fare – Montreal – Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And let’s not even talk about business class, which is around $5,500 round trip.<\/p>\n

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Business Class Fare – Montreal – Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And it is a destination that is difficult to reach from North America: few direct flights, a quasi obligatory connection in Europe, often long connection because most flights take off in the evening, while flights from Canada arrive in the morning.<\/p>\n

[vc_message color=”info”]To find an award ticket, it is always necessary to know the airlines that connect our destinations… and to go from these destinations back to our point of origin to find the right flights \/ connections. To do this, we use Flightconnections.com<\/a>[\/vc_message]<\/p>\n

Destination and connecting airports<\/h3>\n

South Africa has 2 international airports:<\/p>\n